San Francisco -- Tapingo, the San Francisco-based developer of a mobile shopping platform, said on Wednesday it has landed $10.5 million in its second round of funding. Khosla Ventures led the round, which also included participation from previous backer Carmel Ventures. Tapingo's contextual platform targets shoppers in dense retail environments, such as university campuses, allowing them to use their mobile devices to find nearby items, then place orders that are fulfilled in real time. The platform is currently live at 25 major universities, including New York University, the University of Southern California and the University of Arizona. "Now it's time to bring Tapingo to the smartphones of students everywhere," said CEO Daniel Almog. http://www.tapingo.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140205005468/en/Khosla-Ventures-Leads-10.5M-Series-Funding-Mobile#.UvKkNWJdXng _____________________________________________

o San Francisco-Based Apartment List Raises Additional $6 Million

San Francisco -- Apartment List, the San Francisco-based developer of an apartment search engine, said on Wednesday it has raised $6 million in a new round of funding, co-led by Glynn Capital and Passport Capital. The follow-on round comes just three months after the company raised $15 million in its first round, led by Matrix Partners. The company, which has 70 employees, said it will use the funds to continue developing its mobile-first platform, which eventually could include a means to contact landlords, sign rental agreements and pay rent through an app. http://www.apartmentlist.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140205006227/en/Apartment-List-Raises-6-Million-Additional-Funding#.UvKeRGJdXng _____________________________________________

oGoogle Settles European Commission Charges, Avoids Fine

Mountain View, Calif. -- Search giant Google has agreed to settle antitrust charges levied by the European Commission that will require the Mountain View-based company to clearly promote the search services of rivals alongside its own. The Commission had been investigating the company's business practices for more than three years, following more than a dozen complaints from rivals. With the agreement, Google will avoid fines that could've totaled as much as $5 billion. "I believe that the new proposal obtained from Google after long and difficult talks can now address the Commission's concerns," said Joaquí­n Almunia, the Commission's vice president in charge of competition policy. "Without preventing Google from improving its own services, it provides users with real choice between competing services presented in a comparable way; it is then up to them to choose the best alternative." http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-116_en.htm _____________________________________________

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